The Arizona champion., 1887-02-05
LOCAL M4 T7ERS.

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 The home of Louis Burns is made happy by the addition of another boy.
 Mrs. ]. R. Fitzpatrick and her son returned from the east on Saturday last.
 The junction of the two railroads is immediately opposite ihe CHAMPION office.
 The usual services will be held al the school house tomorrow, also Sun. day school.
 Two hundred men are now employ, cd in connection with the Mineral Belt railroad construction,
 George Ho1worth's new store next door to the Grand Army hall, is sp. preaching completion.
 E. s. Wilcox has sold the property he formerly occupied as blacksmith shop, for the new bank building. \ I. |. Donahue has commenced his preparations to build ca the lot be tween D. A. Murphy and James A. Vail.
 Rheumatism is primarily caused by acidity of the blood Hoods Sarsspa! rilla purifes the blood and thus cures the disease.
 From to-day the popular Chop House of Coslter 6, Gale will be open day and night. Fresh oysters and lunches will be served in arst clas style.
 ". S. Gray and wife have arrived here from Albuquerque and will make Flags;af their future home. Mir. Gray is son of J. ". Gray of this place.
 A man named John Severinge, 2 tie cutter working for the Mineral Belt road died from pneumonia on Saturday last. He WAS about s years of age.
 E. S,sClark. fsrmerly manager of the Albuquerque Journal, will become a resident of Flagstaff. He wIIl be a welcome addition 10 our cnterprising business men.
 An entertainment will be given thi' evening at Grand Army Hall by the So2S of Veterans. The programme will include some musical selectisn,, addresses and rccitstions.
 Thomas Howe, formerly of Phoe nix, is a new addition 10 the business men of Flagstaff. He will shortly open a furniture store in the building now occupied by Geo. Hoxworth to which an extension is now being built
 A large new building IS in course of erection at the south side of town, where the Arizona Cattle Co. will conduct a wholesale dressed beef bus iness, also butcher shop to supply the residents of Flagstaff.
 Grading on the Mineral Belt IS out ! about five miles. The grubbing and cleaning of right of way about eight miles and track laying will commence next week. The change of line threw the heavy work on the first five miles. Tn. new profile shows less work in rock, earth and timber on the next fifteen miles than has already been done on the first five.
 Seven car loads of rails for the Min eral Belt R. R. arrived yesterday, Nineteen car loads arc on this side of Emporia and about 100 loads on the way somewhere this side of New Or. leans, SO that steady and sufficient arrival is now assured. The rails are of English manufacture and are rusty and weather beaten from long expos ure on sea and land.
 Col. Eddy went up the road on "Wednesday to meet special train which contained G. L. Sands, the new manager of the A. & P., and T. R. Gable, the late manager, Major D. M Riordan aad number of railway off cials. The party arrived in Flagsta fl Thursday morning and remained here about two hours looking oyer the site ci the new depot and making other arrangements for the joint conven- fence of the A. & P. and M. B. rail roads.
 Every day adds to the great amour, of evidence as to the curative powers sf Hoods Sarsaparilla. Letters are constantly being received from all sections of the country, telling of ben s6ts .deriyed from this great medicine. It is unequalled for general debility, and as blood puriiyer, expelling ev- cry trace of scrofula or other impuri-